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The scimitar oryx (Oryx dammah), also known as the scimitar-horned oryx and the Sahara oryx, is an Oryx species that was once widespread across North Africa and parts of West Africa and Central Africa. In 2000, it was declared extinct in the wild on the IUCN Red List, but in 2023 it was downlisted to endangered, with a reintroduced population in Chad. This particular oryx is adapted to harsh desert conditions and can survive for months or even years without drinking water. A grazing animal, it derives most of its daily moisture intake from plants. The decline of the scimitar oryx population began as a result of climate change during the Neolithic period, and later it was hunted extensively for its horns. Today, it is bred in captivity in special reserves in Tunisia, Morocco, and Senegal, and on private exotic animal ranches in the Texas Hill Country, United States. In 2016, a reintroduction program was launched and currently a small herd has been successfully reintroduced in Chad. The ...

The European Union will effectively and permanently stop the import of Russian gas and move towards the phaseout of Russian oil under the provisional political agreement reached by the European Parliament and the Council today. This   historic decision will end the EU's dependence on an unreliable supplier , which has repeatedly destabilised European energy markets, put at risk security of supply with energy blackmail and harmed the European economy. As set out in the   REPowerEU Roadmap , the full phaseout of Russian fossil fuels is an essential step to guarantee Europe's energy independence, competitiveness, resilience and market stability. Commission President Ursula  von der Leyen  said: “Today, we enter the era of Europe's full energy independence from Russia. REPowerEU has delivered. It shielded us from the worst energy crisis in decades, and it helped us to transition from Russian fossil fuels at record speed. Today, we are stopping these imports permanen...

Evolution of India’s Banking Laws: India’s banking regulation has evolved alongside the country’s economic and institutional development, guided by five cornerstone legislations that continue to define its financial architecture. The Reserve Bank of India is the central bank of the country. The Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 (II of 1934) establishes the legal foundation for the Bank's operations. It was constituted to primarily regulate the issue of banknotes, maintain reserves in order to secure monetary stability and operate the credit and currency system of the country. In order to  strengthen the nation's financial infrastructure , the bank also played a key role in the establishment of organizations such as the Unit Trust of India, the Industrial Development Bank of India, the National Bank of Agriculture and Rural Development and others. The  Banking Regulation Act, 1949  followed soon after independence, consolidating control over banking activities under ...

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